Michel Deguy
Michel Deguy in Speaking Portraits
Born(1930-05-23)23 May 1930
Paris, France
Died16 February 2022(2022-02-16) (aged 91)
Paris, France
Occupation(s)Poet and translator

Michel Deguy (23 May 1930 – 16 February 2022) was a French poet and translator.

Biography

Deguy was born in Paris on 23 May 1930 into a family of industrialists.[1] He taught French literature at the Universite de Paris VIII (Saint-Denis) for many years. He also served as director of the French literary journal Po&sie, and as editor of Les Temps Modernes, the literary journal founded by Jean-Paul Sartre. As a translator, he translated Heidegger, Gongora, Sappho, Dante, and many others.

He won the following prizes for his work: the Prix Mallarme, the Grand prix national de la poésie, the Prix Max Jacob, the Grand Prix de Poésie de l'Académie Française, the Prix Fénéon, and the Prix Joseph-Kessel.[2]

Deguy died in Paris on 16 February 2022, at the age of 91.[3] The actress Marie-Armelle Deguy is his daughter.[2]

Works

Bibliography

Symposium

References

  1. ^ France, News In (18 February 2022). "Death of poet and philosopher Michel Deguy -". newsinfrance.com. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Bio". Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Le poète et philosophe Michel Deguy est mort". Le Monde. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

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